Title :
The use of threshold functions and Boolean-controlled network elements for macromodeling of LSI circuits
Author :
Arnout, Guido ; De Man, Hugo J.
fDate :
6/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The concept of threshold functions and Boolean-controlled network elements is introduced. It allows for digital macromodeling and mixing logic and timing simulation with transient analysis at device or macromodel level. A simulator for four-phase MOS LSI (4PHASE) showing a two orders of magnitude improvement in CPU time and a digital-analog simulator (DIANA) capable of mixing logic, timing, and analog simulation are shown as examples. DIANA typically allows for the simulation of an analog circuit complexity up to 50 nodes together with 400 digital macromodels on a 32K word minicomputer.
Keywords :
Circuit CAD; Hybrid simulation; Large scale integration; Monolithic integrated circuits; Semiconductor device models; circuit CAD; hybrid simulation; large scale integration; monolithic integrated circuits; semiconductor device models; Analog circuits; Analytical models; Central Processing Unit; Circuit simulation; Digital-analog conversion; Large scale integration; Logic devices; Microcomputers; Timing; Transient analysis;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSSC.1978.1051048
